Michael A. Crimmins

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
76 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Michael A. Crimmins is a scholar working on Global and Planetary Change, Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael A. Crimmins has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Global and Planetary Change, 19 papers in Ecology and 18 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Michael A. Crimmins's work include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (18 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (17 papers) and Climate variability and models (12 papers). Michael A. Crimmins is often cited by papers focused on Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics (18 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (17 papers) and Climate variability and models (12 papers). Michael A. Crimmins collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Greece. Michael A. Crimmins's co-authors include Theresa M. Crimmins, Andrea E. Thode, Hugh D. Safford, Jay Miller, C. David Bertelsen, Zachary A. Holden, Penelope Morgan, Charles H. Luce, Gregory K. Dillon and Emily K. Heyerdahl and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Geophysical Research Letters and New Phytologist.

In The Last Decade

Michael A. Crimmins

73 papers receiving 2.3k citations

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Quantitative Evidence for Increasing Forest Fire Severity in the Sierra Nevada and Southern Cascade Mountains, California and Nevada, USA

2008 601 citations Jay Miller, Hugh D. Safford et al. Ecosystems profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Seasonal precipitation variability controls shallow soil water drought events across the southwestern United States 2025 ·Agricultural and Forest Meteorology ·(unknown), Michael A. Crimmins	1
2	Changing Climate, Changing Fire: Understanding Ecosystem-Specific Fire–Climate Dynamics in Arizona and New Mexico 2025 ·Earth Interactions ·Michael A. Crimmins, Hatim M. E. Geli, (unknown), M. D. Meko, Lara Prihodko	0
3	Integrating unoccupied aerial systems and satellite data to map the patchiness of bare ground at a landscape scale 2025 ·Landscape Ecology ·(unknown), Philip Heilman, (unknown), Shang Gao, Michael A. Crimmins, Mitchel P. McClaran	0
4	Defining the Multiscalar Index Timescale—Soil Water Depth Continuum for the Southwestern United States 2023 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·(unknown), Michael A. Crimmins, Marcel G. Schaap, Craig Rasmussen	1
5	Large-scale citizen science programs can support ecological and climate change assessments 2022 ·Environmental Research Letters ·Theresa M. Crimmins, Michael A. Crimmins	6
6	Tree mortality response to drought‐density interactions suggests opportunities to enhance drought resistance 2021 ·Journal of Applied Ecology ·John B. Bradford, Robert K. Shriver, Marcos D. Robles, Lisa A. McCauley, Travis Woolley, Caitlin M. Andrews, Michael A. Crimmins, David M. Bell	47
7	Biologically‐Relevant Trends in Springtime Temperatures Across the United States 2019 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Theresa M. Crimmins, Michael A. Crimmins	9
8	Does an Early Spring Indicate an Early Summer? Relationships Between Intraseasonal Growing Degree Day Thresholds 2019 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences ·Michael A. Crimmins, Theresa M. Crimmins	11
9	Ecohydrology of urban trees under passive and active irrigation in a semiarid city 2019 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), S. A. Papuga, Michael A. Crimmins	18
10	USA National Phenology Network’s volunteer-contributed observations yield predictive models of phenological transitions 2017 ·PLoS ONE ·Theresa M. Crimmins, Michael A. Crimmins, Katharine L. Gerst, Alyssa Rosemartin, Jake F. Weltzin	41
11	DroughtView: Satellite-based Drought Monitoring and Assessment 2017 ·UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona) ·Jeremy Weiss, Michael A. Crimmins	1
12	Spring and summer patterns in flowering onset, duration, and constancy across a water‐limited gradient 2013 ·American Journal of Botany ·Theresa M. Crimmins, Michael A. Crimmins, C. David Bertelsen	36
13	Temporal patterns in species flowering in Sky Islands of the Sonoran Desert ecoregion 2013 ·Theresa M. Crimmins, Michael A. Crimmins, C. David Bertelsen	1
14	Helping a Community Develop a Drought Impacts Reporting System 2013 ·Alison M. Meadow, Daniel B. Ferguson, Michael A. Crimmins	1
15	Onset of summer flowering in a ‘Sky Island’ is driven by monsoon moisture 2011 ·New Phytologist ·Theresa M. Crimmins, Michael A. Crimmins, C. David Bertelsen	78
16	Doing Our Part to Help Conserve Arizona's Water Resources and Reduce Global Warming by Saving Energy at Home 2008 ·UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona) ·Janick F. Artiola, Michael A. Crimmins, (unknown)	1
17	Quantitative Evidence for Increasing Forest Fire Severity in the Sierra Nevada and Southern Cascade Mountains, California and Nevada, USA breakdown → 2008 ·Ecosystems ·Jay Miller, Hugh D. Safford, Michael A. Crimmins, Andrea E. Thode	601
18	QA/QC Issues Related to Data From Volunteer Citizen Scientist Networks 2007 ·AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts ·(unknown), Michael A. Crimmins, (unknown), (unknown)	1
19	Relationships between alpha diversity of plant species in bloom and climatic variables across an elevation gradient 2007 ·International Journal of Biometeorology ·Theresa M. Crimmins, Michael A. Crimmins, (unknown), (unknown)	29
20	Arizona and the North American Monsoon System 2006 ·UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona) ·Michael A. Crimmins	7

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